Make the description of the "Info" option more precise

[ngircd-alex.git] / man / ngircd.conf.5.tmpl

diff --git a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
index 80c00714c36e7f5360048a549de50eea5d1285e9..01e5408e610535fa8b83ddf8bec3243e89e474f5 100644 (file)
--- a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
+++ b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" ngircd.conf(5) manual page template
 .\"
-.TH ngircd.conf 5 "Jan 2022" ngIRCd "ngIRCd Manual"
+.TH ngircd.conf 5 "Sep 2023" ngIRCd "ngIRCd Manual"
 .SH NAME
 ngircd.conf \- configuration file of ngIRCd
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ like the server name and the ports on which the server should be listening.
 These settings depend on your personal preferences, so you should make sure
 that they correspond to your installation and setup!
 .TP
-\fBName\fR (string; required)
+\fBName\fR (string)
 Server name in the IRC network. This is an individual name of the IRC
 server, it is not related to the DNS host name. It must be unique in the
-IRC network and must contain at least one dot (".") character.
+IRC network and must contain at least one dot (".") character. When not set,
+ngIRCd tries to deduce a valid IRC server name from the local host name.
 .TP
 \fBAdminInfo1\fR, \fBAdminInfo2\fR, \fBAdminEMail\fR (string)
 Information about the server and the administrator, used by the ADMIN
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ or is instructed to re-read its configuration file.
 .TP
 \fBInfo\fR (string)
 Info text of the server. This will be shown by WHOIS and LINKS requests for
-example.
+example. Set to the server software name and version by default.
 .TP
 \fBListen\fR (list of strings)
 A comma separated list of IP address on which the server should listen.